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BICmiOND,  March  Slst,  1864. 
DEAR  SIR:— 

I  propose  to  erect  a  Steam  Sugar  Mill  at 
some  point  on  the  James  River  Canal,  about  equal  distance  be- 
tween Richmond  and  Lynchburg,  for  the  purpose  of  grinding  the 
sugar  cane  an^' reducing  the  juice  to  Molasses  by  steam.  This  I 
will  do  on  shares,  or  I  will  pay  for  the  cane,  which  is  to  be  deliv- 
ered on  the  bank  of  the  canal,  from  where  it  will  be  conveyed  to 
the  mill  by  boats  of  my  own. 

I  have  the  machinery  complete — sugar  mill,  engine,  tanks, 
vacuum  pans,  boilers,  &c. 

My  object  is  to  encourage  the  cultivation  of  the  Sorghum, 
which  I  hope' will  prove  of  great  service,  by  yielding  a  substitute 
for  provisions — meat  in  particular — not  only  for  home  consump- 
tion, but  also  for  the  army. 

Should  my  enterprise  meet  with   your  approval,  and  you  are 
disposed  to  second  my  efforts,  please  write   me   at  Richmond,  how 
many  acres  of  land  you  will  put  in  sorghum. 
Very  respectfully, 

CHAS.  "JT.   MORRISS. 


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